Convertible go-cart.



R. S. STONE. CONVERTIBLE 00-01mm APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1908.

Patented 155211122, 1910.

REUBEN S. STONE, OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CONVERTIBLE GO-CART.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

Application filed July 20, 1908. Serial No. 444,314.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN S. STONE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gardner, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Convertible Gro-Cart, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combination go-cart and high-chair.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a simple and convenient construction which may be readily converted from a condition suitable for use as a gocart into a high-chair, and which can be readily folded up into small compass, and especially to provide means whereby this can be accomplished with a construction embodying very few parts, and those of such character as to be inexpensive to manufac ture and durable in use.

The invention also involves certain fea tures of construction which will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the parts in position for use as a high-chair; Fig. 2 is a front view of the same; Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the parts in position for use as a go-cart, and Fig. 1 is a similar view showing how the parts may be folded up for transportation or storage.

The invention is shown as applied to a construction, the lower part of which is of the wellknown type, and will not be herein described in detail. It involves a main frame 10 on which the front wheels 11 are mounted, and a pivoted frame 12 connected with the rear wheels 13. Also pivotally connected with the main frame are a pair of pieces 1 1 extending backwardly to constitute springs, and pivotally connected with which are uprights 15 which are connected with the main frame by horizontal pivoted bars 16. This mechanism may be considered as constituting the base of the apparatus, and may be replaced by any other form of support or frame for holding a go-cart or high-chair. It is mainly with the mechanism above that which has been described that this invention is concerned.

In the form shown, the main frame 10 is carried upwardly and provided with rearwardly extending handles 20. Pivotally connected with the main frame at a point immediately above the rear ends of the bars 16 are a pair ofstruts 21. These are pivotally connected with the seat 22, and in order to hold up the rear end of the seat a pair of fixed brackets 23 are provided extending upwardly and inwardly so as to form a firm support for the seat. The front end of the seat is supported when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1 by means of a pair of depending links 24 which support the foot-rest 25 and which are pivoted to brackets 26 fixed to the under side of the front of the seat. These links, or the foot-rest which they carry, engage a cross bar 27 on the front of the frame and preferably located above the part 15. The foot-rest has a look ing piece 28 which engages the back of the cross piece 27, so as to securely hold the front of the seat up. It will be understood, of course, that the seat may be provided with sides 29 and a back 30 which move at all times with the seat.

Then it is desired to use the device as a gocart, the seat is elevated slightly so as to detach the foot rest from the cross piece 27, and the former is brought out over the cross bar and swung down to the front of it. At the same time the seat is swung about the lower pivots of the struts 21 so that it rests on the cross piece 27, at the front, and on the bars 16 at the rear. The foot-rest then hangs down freely as shown in Fig. 3 and the handle extends well above the seat so as properly to serve as a means for pushing the go-cart. When it is desired to fold the device up, the seat is swung upwardly at the rear in the position indicated in Fig. 4, the foot-rest coming forward about its pivot at the same time. The lower part of the device will then be folded up if necessary in accordance with any of the well-known constructions for that purpose.

It will be seen therefore that with comparatively few and simple parts the device can be employed as a high chair or go-cart, and the transformation made in a most simple and convenient manner without the use of any tools or special adjusting devices, and

also that the whole arrangement can be folded up into small compass. This provides a simple and convenient construction which has no parts which are likely to get out of place in use so as to permit the device to drop from one position to another. There fore it is exceedingly safe and durable device for the purposes intended.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, I am aware that many modifications may be made therein by any person skilled in the art, and that the upper part of the device may be used for certain purposes without the lower part, and in fact without any wheels at all, without departing from the scope of the in vention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to all features of construction shown, but

IVhat I do claim is 1. In a convertible go-cart, the combination of a supporting base having a main frame provided with handles, a strut pivoted to said frame, a seat pivoted near the forward end thereof to the strut, means on the frame above the strut for holding the rear of the seat, and a foot rest pivotally depending from the front of the seat for supporting the front of the seat, adapted to be supported by the base.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a frame having a cross piece thereon, and a support at a higher point and at the rear, a seat pivotally connected with said frame and adapted to rest at the rear on the support, and a foot-rest extending down from the front of the seat and adapted to rest on the cross piece for sup porting the front of the seat.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination of a frame having a front cross-piece thereon, a support at a higher point and at the rear, a seat pivotally connected with said frame and adapted to rest 011 the support, and a foot rest extending down from the seat and adapted to rest on the crosspiece when the seat is raised, said seat being adapted to swing down and rest directly on the cross piece.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a frame, a pair of inclined struts pivoted to the rear thereof and extending forwardly therefrom, a seat pivotally connected near its forward end with said struts, means on the frame above the lower ends of the struts and independent thereof for supporting the rear end of the seat, side bars on the frame below the struts for supporting the rear end of the seat when in another position, and a cross-piece in front for supporting the front end of the seat in both positions thereof.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a frame, a pair of struts pivoted thereto and extending forward therefrom, a seat pivotally connected near its forward end with said struts, means on the frame below the struts for supporting the rear end of the seat, and a crosspiece in front of the last named means for supporting the front end of the seat in both positions thereof, said seat having a foot-rest adapted to directly engage the cross-piece.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a pair of pivoted struts, a seat pivotally connected with their forward ends, a front cross piece adapted to receive and support said seat when in one position, and a pivoted foot-rest depending from the seat and adapted to rest on said front cross piece when the seat is in another position.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of a pair of pivoted struts, a seat pivotally connected with their forward ends, a front cross piece adapted to re ceive said seat and a pivoted foot rest depending from the seat and adapted to rest on said front cross piece, said foot rest hav ing a rear downwardly projecting locking piece for engaging the front cross piece.

In testimony whereof'I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

REUBEN S. STONE.

Vitnesses LOUIS W. SOUTHGATE, C. FORREST VVEssoN. 

